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Politics were not academic for us. It was very real.
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The speaker says politics was not just an abstract subject to study or debate. It had a direct, practical reality in their lives, making political issues feel immediate rather than distant or theoretical.
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- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand
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